Talk:George Treby (judge)

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Did you know... that Sir George Treby was rejected as a possible Speaker of the House of Commons of England because his eyesight was so bad he could not distinguish between different Members of Parliament?

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Date of knighthood

ODNb gives this as 20 January - but it's unclear what the source for this is. The London Gazette record sthe knighthood as being granted on 22 January, so I've gone with that date. David Underdown (talk) 14:13, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]